I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. —Acts 26:19
{CHAMBERS} “If we lose “the heavenly vision” God has given
us, we alone are responsible— not God. We lose the vision because of our own
lack of spiritual growth. If we do not apply our beliefs about God to the
issues of everyday life, the vision God has given us will never be fulfilled.
The only way to be obedient to “the heavenly vision” is to give our utmost for
His highest— our best for His glory. This can be accomplished only when we make
a determination to continually remember God’s vision. But the acid test is
obedience to the vision in the details of our everyday life— sixty seconds out
of every minute, and sixty minutes out of every hour, not just during times of
personal prayer or public meetings. […] It is essential that we live and “walk in the light” of
God’s vision for us (1 John 1:7).”
{ELGIN} The other day at work I met a Christian friend
in the hallway whom I had not seen for over 10 years. We both had changed, one of us looked a bit
older. Since we were both on the way to
somewhere else, we could only chat for a few minutes. So we kept the
conversation light. When I asked about
his family, looking down, he told me that he and his wife had divorced. I told him I was sorry to hear that. We chatted for a few more minutes and then
went our separate ways. Since we both
work for the same organization, I looked his name up on the email address list
and followed up our conversation with an email.
I told him that I was really happy that I got to see him again and that
we should have coffee sometime. Then I wrote
“I wanted to ask you, how is it with you
and the Lord?” When he replied he wrote that
“my faith is strong, but my walk is weak.”
Can you identify with that? He was telling me that he knows he is a
Christian but he is not walking in the
light. God will bring people along your
path, like my friend, for the expressed purpose of your being an encouragement
to them. Think about the opportunities
God has given you, and maybe you missed, and be ready for the opportunities
that are to come.
Perhaps you are the one with a strong faith and a weak
walk. Don’t accept the lies that getting
back to where you once were in your walk is hopeless and you are helpless. God has not forgotten you. Be on the lookout for chance meetings with
other believers. Don’t isolate yourself out
of shame or fear, that is merely discouragement from the Devil. You are a child of the King. (Joshua
1:9) “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged,
for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
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